I should've really polished my tongue more. I let words I wasn't supposed to say slip out.
"Wait, were you eavesdropping the whole time?" Sungho asked, getting aggressive all of a sudden. "Are you some kind of pervert who likes listening to other people's conversations?"
Okay, this wasn't looking friendly.
"Please, hold back on the accusation." I said but he just tightened his grip even more. It felt like he was going to punch me. "I was there the entire time, okay? I needed the fresh air so I decided to stay. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I swear."
My words didn't seem to be getting through to him one bit. He looked angry.
"I'll make sure you don't let anyone know."
His words made me antsy and I gulped.
"How...how are y-you going to do that?" I asked in stutters, nervous and scared.
This was my first time handling a situation like this. What if he wanted to kill me? Would he be able to? I mean, we were in the company and he looks like he works here and...
"I'll keep a secret of yours." He said, and I couldn't help but see the evil gaze he had in his eyes.
"Se-secret? W-what secret?"
He gazed at me with those angry eyes and I was like, 'Ugh, I saved you. Why do you want to hold it against me?'
Sungho's lips suddenly curled up in an evil grin and he said,
"I'll take a nude picture of you." He said and my eyes shrunk.
"What?"
"That way, you won't dare to let my secret out." He looked serious but why was the feeling in his eyes anxiety and desperation?
Was he so scared of words going out that he tried to commit suicide? But, I already promised I wouldn't say anything. Why did he have to go this far?
"Y-You can't. That's a crime." I started struggling but he was hell-bent on getting what he wanted and he started taking off my clothes.
"Come on. You're a man and you're not even an actor or a model so even if your nudes leak, no one's going to look at you." He said it like it was no big deal but it was.
It was a huge deal. A bad one too.
"Then why... Ugh, do you want it too badly?"
"It's important to you so you'll definitely not say anything to anyone about my suicide attempt." He was crazy.
"I already promised."
So crazy.
This feeling of being forced was just like back then. It scared me.
"I don't want to." I argued. "I don't... I don't like this. Please, please stop." I pleaded, tears welling up in my eyes.
I could feel my chest tightening up from fear and my body getting tensed.
We fell to the floor because of my struggle but he didn't stop. He succeeded in taking off the sweater I wore and was unbuttoning my shirt.
And despite my struggle, he was taking them off without much effort. Compared to him, I was weak.
This guy was crazy. Please, someone. I looked towards the door, praying for someone to come in and save me. Anyone.
My mind flashed to the twins at this crucial moment and just as I had innerly wished for, the door opened.
The person I saw walking in was none other than,
"Hyung, I heard you got yourself a..." The joyful expression on his face immediately faded as he saw the scene in front of him.
Without even a moment to spare, Seojun attacked Sungho. He kicked him off me causing him to crash on the desk and started throwing punches at him.
It shocked me that he would have such strength.
Seojin entered as well and seeing me, tattered on the floor with tears in my eyes, his expression turned into one I had never seen before. It looked like he was going to kill someone.
"What the hell?" I heard him cuss and rushed towards me.
He took off his coat and immediately wrapped it around me.
"Hyung, it's okay. I'll kill that bastard." I could definitely see the killing intent in his expression.
What happened? Why did he look so scary? I didn't think he would ever have such an expression on his face. I...
I looked at myself.
Ah, it was like back then.
Back then when they came to my rescue. Back then when there was no one to help me.
Dammit, how were we going to fix this situation?
I looked over at the end, Seojun throwing heavy punches at Sungho who couldn't even defend himself. No, if he died, my effort would go to waste.
This wasn't like back then but I was scared. My body froze up and my lips refused to speak. I... I was too scared.
"Hyung." Seojin called, holding me to himself.
I noticed people were gathered outside, wondering what was going on.
"Why are they fighting?"
"It looks very serious. Which set do they belong to?"
"It's the twins? Someone, call Director Taiha. We have to stop this before someone gets seriously hurt."
It was rowdy but all I could think of was, 'Ah, I could lose my job at this rate.'
My body wouldn't move and my heart was on high acceleration. My vision suddenly went blurry but then I heard Taiha's voice.
"What in tarnation?" He was confused but glanced over at me in Seojin's arms, my disheveled clothes, shaking body, and Seojin who was being overprotective.
And then he glanced at Seojun beating the crap out of Sungho.
He got the memo and clicked his tongue.
"How? I was only gone for a few minutes." Those were the only words he said before taking people to stop Seojun from committing murder.
That was all I remember before losing consciousness.
Oh and the part of Seojin screaming my name with a voice filled with anxiety and fear.
The situation was so bad that I thought to myself,
'Next time, I will definitely not get involved, even if the other person tries to commit suicide.'
Two days in and I was already creating a disturbance with my presence. God, would my cursed life repeat itself again? I finally thought I had found the perfect place to be happy.
I thought I could be happy.
It was my second day at this amazing job, yet it looked like I would get fired because of this incident. Ugh.
There was no way they would even listen to what I had to say when standing against someone like Sungho.
I just wanted to escape my heart's trouble.
I wished to have a happy dream at least, to escape from reality but the incident seemed to have triggered past memories and I ended up having a nightmare.
One I wish I never had.